Author Details
Angel Shaw is a Core Features Senior Writer on Screen Rant's Movies/TV and Harry Potter teams. She holds a bachelor's degree in language interpreting and is passionate about all things culture and communication—especially in how it relates to popular media throughout history (from Shakespeare to Friends to Game of Thrones).
Industry Focus
Angel specializes in Harry Potter and the Wizarding World franchise, having read the books and watched the movies too many times to count. She especially enjoys writing book-to-screen analyses, which has expanded to other franchises such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hunger Games.
Favorite Media
While Angel could analyze the plot and characters of the Harry Potter books all day, she is passionate about any of the comforting binge-worthy classics. Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Pirates of the Caribbean, and all Disney has to offer are never far from her heart.
Latest Articles
The Next Harry Potter Spinoff Already Has The Coolest Wizarding School To Use (If They Ditch Hogwarts)
A Harry Potter spin-off set at a different wizarding school would allow fans to learn about a whole new kind of magic, and we know just the one.
Why Gandalf Claims He Is Saruman When He Returns In The Two Towers
Gandalf's resurrection in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was made even more confusing by his claim that he had become Saruman.
Did Snow Actually Love Lucy Gray In Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes? It's Complicated
Snow and Lucy Gray's romance quickly fell to pieces in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which seems to indicate that it was never "true" love.
How Will Ralph Macchio's Daniel Meet Jackie Chan's Mr. Han? 7 Theories About Karate Kid’s Crossover
Macchio's Daniel and Chan's Mr. Han were thought to exist in different The Karate Kid universes, so how will their stories come together?
Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes' Hanging Tree Song Broken Down By Line (& How It Compares To The Hunger Games)
Snow interpreted the lyrics of "The Hanging Tree Song" differently in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes than Katniss would 65 years later.
I’ve Watched The Super Mario Bros. Movie 5 Times Since It Came To Netflix
The Super Mario Bros Movie being on Netflix means kids are bound to watch it on repeat. Thankfully, its rewatchability factor makes this no problem.
10 Best Bowser Moments In The Super Mario Bros Movie, Ranked
Bowser's scenes carried the comedy and central conflict of The Super Mario Movies, with some of the villain's moments standing out more than others.
Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Changes How You See Snow (But He’s Still Evil)
He was a tyrant in The Hunger Games, but Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes helped explain why President Snow became evil.
Young Sheldon Character Ages vs Their Real-Life Actor Counterparts
Young Sheldon is full of fun characters played by talented actors, young and old. How do the actor's ages compare to the characters they play?
Who Is Giuseppe In The Super Mario Bros Movie? Secret Cameo & 42-Year-Old Easter Egg Character Explained
The Brooklyn character of Giuseppe in The Super Mario Bros Movie is a Nintendo Easter egg referencing several layers of Mario's 42-year history.
10 Things To Know About Coriolanus Snow Before The Hunger Games Prequel
President Snow was the ruthless dictator of the Hunger Games, but what was his life like before the start of Katniss' story?
The Harry Potter Movies Ruined Grindelwald's Death (& Now Fantastic Beasts Can't Fix It)
The Harry Potter movies cut Grindelwald's death, and though Fantastic Beasts could have fixed this, the film franchise may have missed its chance.
5 Hints That President Coin Was The REAL Hunger Games Villain
Katniss may have had her eyes on President Snow, but President Coin was the true villain of The Hunger Games. Thankfully, Katniss noticed the clues.
Bowser Gives Super Mario Bros 2 A Major Challenge After Jack Black's $1.3 Billion Movie-Stealing Performance
The Super Mario Bros Movie owes its success to Jack Black's Bowser, but this makes navigating a sequel villain a little more complicated.
LOTR Plot Hole Debunked: Why Saruman Didn't Kill Treebeard & The Ents
Saruman's lack of action against the Ents in The Lord of the Rings has been called a plot hole, but there's a good reason for his ignorance.
The Polar Express Held A Shocking Box Office Record For 5 Years That Only James Cameron Could Beat
Despite The Polar Express' problems, it managed to hold the top spot for IMAX for several years before the art of motion capture became mainstreamed.
The Live-Action Naruto Movie Should Learn 1 Important Lesson From Netflix's One Piece
Netflix finally cracked the formula for a successful live-action anime adaptation, and if Naruto hopes to do the same, it will copy one key thing.
How Family Switch Cleverly Honors Jennifer Garner’s Beloved 19-Year-Old Comedy
Family Switch isn't Jennifer Garner's first time doing a body-switch movie, and the self-aware Netflix film proved it knows this.
9 Recent Disney Sequels That Shouldn't Have Been Made
Disney has released some exceptional sequels in the last decade, but some failed so badly, critically or financially, that it's hard to justify them.
10 Lord Of The Rings Movie Characters That Are Older Than You Think
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings characters look far younger than they were meant to be, with some being decades (or centuries)older than they seem.